Hearth of Brighid: From the HearthNotes from the people who keep the fire, written by Hearthkeepers in turn.https://hearthofbrighid.com/journal/2026-10-28T12:00:00ZThe Hearthkeepers of the Hearth of BrighidThe words here are ours; please ask before you borrow them.Setting the Extra Placehttps://hearthofbrighid.com/journal/setting-the-extra-place/2026-10-28T12:00:00Z2026-10-28T12:00:00ZRowanEvery year the plate at the end of the table gets a little fuller, and every year I understand a little better why we do this. On the dumb supper, and the one guest who always comes.What the Garden Taught Me About Lughnasadhhttps://hearthofbrighid.com/journal/what-the-garden-taught-me/2026-08-03T12:00:00Z2026-08-03T12:00:00ZWrenThe first harvest is not the big one. It is the one that tells you whether there will be a big one. On beans, failure, and the loaf that was mostly oats.A Circle in a Studio Apartmenthttps://hearthofbrighid.com/journal/a-circle-in-a-studio-apartment/2026-04-14T12:00:00Z2026-04-14T12:00:00ZAshThree paces across, a cat who will not stay outside the circle, and a downstairs neighbour who thinks I am into interpretive dance. On casting sacred space where there is no space.Keeping the Flame on a Tuesdayhttps://hearthofbrighid.com/journal/keeping-the-flame-on-a-tuesday/2026-02-02T12:00:00Z2026-02-02T12:00:00ZBrídMy shift is the seventh night, which falls on a Tuesday more often than seems statistically fair. On what a flamekeeper actually does for four hours with a candle.